Tinder box. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description: Tinder box. It is domed in shape, hollow inside. With a flat circular stopper tied to the container with a strip of leather. For tinder associated with object see [1938.35.688 .2] [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fruit Husk, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Perforated, Process Hollowed
Dimensions: Height: max 65 mm, Depth: max 40 mm, Width: max 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.688.1 Other numbers: 1370

Search terms: Fire, Box, Fire Accessory

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